Approximately 150 people attended the New Mexico Interfaith Dialogue’s 24th annual Spring Colloquium. Our esteemed speakers from the three Abrahamic faiths tackled the topic, The Nature of Evil: What is Our Response? Rabbi Deborah Brin, Rev. Dr. Frank Yates, and Dr. Reda Bedeir each addressed the topic with insights from Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts. […]

Want to help the Rohingya refugees? An estimated 800,000 Rohingya muslims have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh. Helping Hand for Relief and Development, a nonprofit global humanitarian organization, has teamed up with the Islamic Center of New Mexico and the UNM Muslim Student Association to hold Rise for the Rohingya. Scheduled for Saturday, February 10, […]

On Friday January 26, Congregation B’nai Israel welcomes Daniel Vega and Justin Remer-Thamert from the New Mexico Faith Coalition for Immigrant Justice, speaking on the topic of “Welcoming the Stranger.” As it says in the Bible: ‘The strangers who reside with you shall be to you as your citizens; you shall love each one as yourself, […]

Tune in on Monday, January 22 at 12:15 p.m. MT for The Archbishops Hour on Catholic Radio to hear all about the NM Interfaith Dialogue’s Spring Colloquium. Host Mary Woods will interview Msgr. Bennett Voorhies, Director of the Office of Ecumenical & Interreligious Affairs for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, and Gail Rubin, past president of […]

The docudrama, The Sultan and the Saint, about Muslim-Christian peace-making, will air tonight, January 2 at 7:00 p.m. on New Mexico PBS channel 5.1 (KNME-TV). It will re-air on Friday, January 5 at midnight on channel 9.1. The Sultan and the Saint tells one of the great, lost stories from history — of Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik […]

In October, members of the Baha’i Faith, both locally in Albuquerque and around the world, will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Baha’u’llah, the Founder of the Baha’i Faith. They will also celebrate the birthdate of His Forerunner, The Bab.  Throughout history, God has sent Divine Educators to spiritually renew humankind and guide […]

The October 19th meeting of the New Mexico Interfaith Dialogue will feature Allen Sánchez discussing the Catholic Church’s process for naming a person a saint. The meeting will take place at Risen Savior Catholic Community, 7701 Wyoming Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Snacks will be provided. The next American saint may […]

Ossuaries and the Burials of Jesus and James is a lecture to be presented by Professor Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism, UNC Chapel Hill. The event will take place on Monday, September 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Kiva Auditorium on UNM’s campus. The event is free […]

Eid al–Adha is an Islamic festival to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (also known as Abraham) to follow Allah’s (God’s) command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. Muslims around the world observe this event. Also called the Festival/Holiday/Feast of Sacrifice (sometimes called the greater or big Eid), lamb is the traditional thing to eat on Eid […]

The August 17th New Mexico Interfaith Dialogue monthly meeting will be held 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in St. Magdalene Hall at Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish. The address is 2611 Utah Street NE, Albuquerque. What feeds your spiritual insights and faith outside of holy scriptures? Do you read any religious publications, newsletters, emailed meditations? […]